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Dem⋅a⋅gogue  /ˈdɛməˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg/

–noun 1. a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
2. (in ancient times) a leader of the people.

–verb (used with object) 3. to treat or manipulate (a political issue) in the manner of a demagogue; obscure or distort with emotionalism, prejudice, etc.

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Main Entry: demagogue
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: agitating person
Synonyms: agitator, fanatic, firebrand, fomenter, haranger, hothead, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, politician, rabble-rouser, radical, rebel, revolutionary, soapbox orator, troublemaker

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ty⋅rant
  /ˈtaɪrənt/ Pronunciation [tahy-ruhnt]
–noun
1. a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
2. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically.
3. a tyrannical or compulsory influence.
4. an absolute ruler, esp. one in ancient Greece or Sicily.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME tirant < OF < L tyrannus < Gk týrannos

Synonyms:
1. despot, autocrat, dictator.



Word Origin & History

tyrant
1297, "absolute ruler," from O.Fr. tyrant (12c.), from L. tyrannus "lord, master, tyrant" (cf. Sp. tirano, It. tiranno), from Gk. tyrannos "lord, master, sovereign, absolute ruler," a loan-word from a language of Asia Minor (probably Lydian); cf. Etruscan Turan "mistress, lady" (surname of Venus).

"In the exact sense, a tyrant is an individual who arrogates to himself the royal authority without having a right to it. This is how the Greeks understood the word 'tyrant': they applied it indifferently to good and bad princes whose authority was not legitimate." [Rousseau, "The Social Contract"]"


ti⋅ny

  /ˈtaɪni/ \Pronunciation [tahy-nee]

–adjective, -ni⋅er, -ni⋅est.

very small; minute; wee.

Origin:
1590–1600; late ME tine very small (< ?) + -y 1

Related forms:
ti⋅ni⋅ly, adverb
ti⋅ni⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
little, diminutive, teeny.
 

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Det⋅ri⋅Men⋅tal  /ˌdɛtrəˈmɛntl/

–adjective 1. causing detriment; damaging; harmful.
–noun 2. a detrimental person or thing.

Related Words for : detrimental
damaging, prejudicial, prejudicious
 
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